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Rare and fine Uighur earrings

Posted by Joost Daalder on April 12, 2015 at 7:34am
This is a wonderful - finely made and early - pair of silver and coral Uighur earrings, gratefully purchased from our fellow collector Howah Chen. Truus and I are very pleased with these fine pieces. The granulation is particularly attractive, in conjunction with a great overall shape. As I get older I get fussier, and I have just sharpened this image so that the granulation is more clearly visible.
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  • Mustafa J. Salem April 12, 2015 at 11:14am

    Attractive pair of earrings. They look fantastic with detailed granulation. They look quite old. Thanks for posting these.

  • Peter Hoesli April 14, 2015 at 6:22pm

    Dear Joost; They are really BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations. Peter

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